New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-20
CHANCES AT MEN IN PASSING


Ia to be seen often of late about the Hoffman House
where he comes to meet L. s. Stokes. His mutonchop
side hsers and English cut walking suit OF gray color
give him tho appearance OF O Londoner, but
moments conversation with him will snce any one
that be is decidedly American in his methods OF Dusl
ness. He is keen quest oner. good Listener, II his
com anons have anything valuable to sag, but shows
an intensely cold shoulder tor tho average man VINO
wants TO speak with him in order that he may say to
his acquaintance that he knows Mr.. Garrett. IL is
rumored that Mr.. Garrett has on hand great scheme
for uptown Offices the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and telegraph companies aud that he intends soon 70
have such an establishment ON Madison Square.
The statne of General Robert E. Lee at New-oreans
has been much spoken OF. 1t conceived and ex-
ecuted by Alexander Doyle who has studio In this
city. He Is younl man OF perhaps tbirty-two with
an inclination to chubbiness in figure. His we'll
rounded checks have light complexion, with which
his lightcoored mustache and yellowish-brown hair
are in harmony His forehead Is Burmounted with
COW lick" which makes him appear like herman
student The sculptor has just finished and sent to the
foundry to be cast in bronze statue OF General james
Is. Steedman, which is to he set up at Toledo In mem
DRY OF the soldier who is known In northwestern ONO
the hero of Chickamauga where ne fought under
General Thomas. Steedman was IN" General OF whom
this story is told As he rode into battle comrade &C
his side said to him 1t rs pretty bot IN there Zen,
era. Possibly we may not return alive Ii you iaii
and survive have yoa sy WORD Gr 81 teeny
piled II should tall, please see that my name 10
spelled right in the newspapers" Mr. Doyle hns
received within few days an or der Tor the statue OF
Garfield, which is to be placed aDove the late
Presidents tomb at Cleveland and Is now engaged In
preparing that work
j. w. Frazier is a New-Yorker who makes business
of buying and selling all sorts OF firearms lie has
followed this trade tor more than thirty years. dunrg
which time he has amassed fortune and lost one or
two lie Is connected with the Spencer Arms Com
ponv aud the Lee Rifle Company and sold many guns
TO the United States Government IN the war OF the ne
bellon. Mr.. Frazer is man much below medium
sys. wear, tull, sandy beard aud has suffered at
some time another from paralytic stroke which
has affected his limbs They are so weak unde: MS
stout body that he sways to and fro az ne moves
along. lie is invariably to be found as bidder at
auction sales OF the Government He secured nearly
all the property that disposed OF after the return
of the Greedy expedition including the fur garments
sleds skins and pcmmiran. The ordinary dealer in
hiy line is known IN New-YOrk by the nickname OF u
"junkerr; but when man has made quarter oil q
million dollars in such dealings he may De counted
above such o title.
At-the banquet Of the Young Republican Club
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Governor Ogesby. of Illinois,
and Governor Lounsbury OF Connecticut, were seated
at tho guest table in the order named. Governor
Lounsbury who was Methodist preacher before he
became shoe manufactures and baUk president made
the prayer with which the banquet was opened. Mr.
Depew came late. As he seated himself one OF the
members OF the club remarked: Depew ought to haze
the seat occupied by Governor Oglesby IL Ia always
desirable TO bring the pulpit and Depew IN close re-
lations."
4 Colonel A. L. Couger, who has recently returned
from Europe tells story OF hs experiences at Rome
In seeking COR information 10 the relative condition
of the people in Italy and America. He found hack
driver who had spent number OF years in this country
could talk English and was an Intelligent man.
In the course OF the conversation the Italian said
Sir the civilization of tho world began IN Italy"
Pray where did 1t end !" asked the Colonel when
the replied with thoughtful soberness 81 think
il ended in America.
The appearance in literature of General John G.
II. Al. A. ,,,o;Ja ra1o t,no
70 Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont and q characteristic
interview which che had with President Lincoln. 1t
occurred early in the war when General Fremont had
comm and large force in Missouri and an effort was
made TO place General Frank Blair in command oil halt
of them. Mrs Fremont hurried TO Washington to
prevent this division OF her husbands forces. Sho
called upon the President with whom she had IN exc-
ing interview. IL was not satisfactory 10 her and
raising her hands in a dramatically threatening man
ner she said Beware Mr. Lincoln, we make Presi-
dents" Mr. Lincoln writing at his desk as he lis
tened to her declaration. Without stopping inc
motion OF his pen he replied with that grim hunor for
which he was famous: ~Pretty poor things,
guess"
A striking man of small figure Is the Rev. Dr. George
s. Mallory, who with his brother furnished the capital
for the Madison Square Theatre and opened 1t with
Steele Mackaye as manager: DIR. Mallory was edu-
GATED al Trinity College lie has gained reputation
in this city as a keen and able oil round business
man. His figure ia plump and his manner digniiied;
lie has massive head with big square forehead ana
"a
whiskers lie wears always closely buttoned double
breasted Prince Albert coat and as 40 sometimes
thrusts his hand between the buttons presents Tue
attitude which been made familiar by the portraits
of Stephen A. Douglas, "hom he somewhat resembles.
A fortunate New Yorker. who has made money in
,oecialty is Charles L. Rizmann, who began in 1879
to collect portraits and photographs of prominent per-
sons in social religious, theatrical and public lite
The frst collection hich hung In his eho~ window
comprised five photographs To-Day ne nus a '"a
70 "a aofa hi WI between
seyenty-hve thousand dollar Inc market vslue OF
the photographs ranges from 20 cents 10 @io eaon.
As an instance Of me extensive na rleu TerrS
more than $50 of Mrs. Langtry. MT. kitlmann owns
several apartment houses in Ninth aud Tenth ayes
He Ia a slender with can face, blond mustaeho
and shock OF yellowlsh-Drown mar.
Albert Berstadt the landscape painter, has begun
.ere. of representations OF Niagara Falls on some-
what different method OF artistic treatment from that
generally adopted by artists in depicting it's grandeur
Ia his vie the tas are too large and grand 10 DC
properly produced as whole on anything soort oil q
mammoth canvas which no painter wouiu care 70
undertake.. lie made number OF studies there last
smmcr OF parts OF the tails which he Is painting sep
aratcy Thus OF his completed pictures gives the
noted Horse Shoe Falls ithout any reference 10 tue
other surroundings.
A prosperous manufacturer whose bolt ana nut
vo, are located at Newport Kentucky. is Colonel L.
NJ DAYTON who was q staa officer OF tue Army OF tie
Cru,berand ala accom- panied Sherman OIL his march
to the In appearance Colonel Dayton resembles
louis Napoleon OF France with his heavy french lace
and Iarge b ack mustache and goatec. lie has been
guest at the Gsey House tor several days. He was
reported know something of tho IRON fields In the
Gogcbic range in Wisconsin An inquiry III that dlrcc-
to1 drew out this reply The tning know about
that region is that in the Gogebc Lake the fishing Is
simply mag. .ifcent. have IN axiom aoout fishermen
anu fish stories that sball have to give you before
dare say anything about my experience on that de-
lghtul body OF water My axiom is that oil fishermen
are liars but not all liars fishermen The principal
sport on Gogebc Lake trolling Tor mnscalouge and
bass have caught muscalonge that weighed eighteen
pounds and the bass range all the way up 10 i've ana
six pounds. caught black bass there that wegaead
five pounds In one afternoons 81 ort when nJ
20 many bass that did not count them IL "as on
the Gogebic Lake that had On experience wiz. W. a.,
muscsonge which think was the largest hsn " 10
Mind ever encountered Of course he got away, -
ALI big flsh do. This fellow struck my ny when ! nao
about $50 feet OF line out. You may Know ,nas ho va"
III, and uowerful from the tact that rs he came up
ne ~ M. alter he lifted the entire ZOO eet Oh Inc